So after going to two interviews being pre-selected and starting training I got dismissed out of the job I was applying for due to "not fitting the profile"... the initial training had 6 people and they're only hiring 4, so I was one of 2 dismissed.

So after going to two interviews being pre-selected and starting training I got dismissed out of the job I was applying for due to "not fitting the profile"... the initial training had 6 people and they're only hiring 4, so I was one of 2 dismissed.

So after going to two interviews being pre-selected and starting training I got dismissed out of the job I was applying for due to "not fitting the profile"... the initial training had 6 people and they're only hiring 4, so I was one of 2 dismissed.

Which is total bullshit. It really hurt my confidence.

Keep your head up. There's a lotta bullshit and unfairness out there unfortunately but you gotta keep on keeping on.

I did the biting of the nails and the chewing of the cuticles from childhood well into my 20s. At some point about 10 years ago, I made the conscious decision to stop and quit cold-turkey. Haven't done it since, save for the odd piece of nail that sticks out on occasion.

My cuticles are still horribly scarred and mangled and will never heal. Even 10 years later, it looks like I still do it.

there's no appeal it's a compulsion and when you fulfill it all is right with the world

well that's pretty much just straight up insanity. It's what serial killers say about murdering people. Only difference is you guys are directing the insanity in something harmless and banal. But quite honestly, I'd try to nip those compulsions in the bud or they will leak into other areas of your life as you get older.

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Originally Posted by fuzzyroes

well that's pretty much just straight up insanity. It's what serial killers say about murdering people. Only difference is you guys are directing the insanity in something harmless and banal. But quite honestly, I'd try to nip those compulsions in the bud or they will leak into other areas of your life as you get older.

It's why you drink, and why people overeat, and why people do drugs, but it's much less harmful. Comparing it to serial killing is pretty dumb, and if you are going to do it I'd wager your little compulsion is much more harmful

I mean I'm not saying it's a good thing, obviously. But it's a very common behavior and not weird

Getting drunk and gambling is fun though. Eating is fulfilling and releases endorphins so even that makes sense to me... having ticks that you can't stop where you're physically doing something bizarre like tearing apart your fingernails with your own teeth... that is less easy to rationalize.

It's so common that there are expressions like "nail-biting" to describe tense films/experiences/etc

Yeah, I guess you have a point. When people are really scared they might do it and fidget. But the girl I knew, she would be doing it at all times, literally couldn't stop.

I've been doing some google research on this out of sheer curiosity and apparently it's most commonly seen in people with severe anxiety disorders... Guess it kinda makes sense as they're usually scared all of the time.